collop

[ kol-uh p ]
/ ˈkɒl əp /

noun

a small slice of meat, especially a small rasher of bacon.
a small slice, portion, or piece of anything.
a fold or roll of flesh on the body.

Origin of collop

1350–1400; Middle English collop(pe), colhoppe, perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Old Swedish kolhuppadher roasted on coals, Swedish kalops, dial. kollops dish of stewed meat

Words nearby collop

colloidal, colloidal gel, colloidal solution, colloidal suspension, colloidin, collop, collophane, collophore, colloq., colloquial, colloquialism

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British Dictionary definitions for collop

collop
/ (ˈkɒləp) /

noun dialect

a slice of meat
a small piece of anything

Word Origin for collop

C14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish kalops meat stew